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White Tail

Gila, AZ · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 857 acres in Gila before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

857

Acres Burned

143

Days Burning

Jun 21, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 97%
Jul 8 / 857 acresAug 11 / 857 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Fishhooks Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / AZ

27 mi

SE

Salt River Canyon Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

34.6 mi

W

NeedlesEye Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / AZ

36.1 mi

SW

Sierra Ancha Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

42.9 mi

NW

North Santa Teresa Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / AZ

43.3 mi

S

Bear Wallow Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

44.5 mi

E

Santa Teresa Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

44.9 mi

S

Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / AZ

47.8 mi

S

Mount Baldy Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

48 mi

NE

Tonto National Monument

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Monument / AZ

51.5 mi

W

Salome Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

52.2 mi

NW

Apache National Forest

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National Forest / AZ

54.4 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

White Tail mapped at 857 acres, 97% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the White Tail at 857 acres, 97% contained.

IRWIN

White Tail update: 857 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the White Tail containment moved from 90% to 95%.

IRWIN

White Tail mapped at 857 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the White Tail at 857 acres, 90% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 21Now

143 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 6332827c-d0cf-4077-9700-e1d5af8652ec

Important

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